pitfall
noun
Origin of pitfall
Synonyms for pitfall
Related Words for pitfall
peril, risk, danger, snag, difficulty, drawback, web, toil, hook, setup, downfall, catch, mesh, entanglement, snare, pit, swindle, quicksand, mousetrap, deadfallExamples from the Web for pitfall
Contemporary Examples of pitfall
The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.
It points up the major pitfall of academic boycotts, a pitfall so serious as to make them counterproductive.
The Israel Project's novel defense of building civilian settlements in E1, however, has many a pitfall.
One pitfall: text contributions are capped at $10 each per message and $200 a person under FEC regulations.
Be on guard, especially, against co-dependence—a Libra pitfall.
Historical Examples of pitfall
He knew that somewhere a pitfall awaited him, yet hardly where.
Bardelys the MagnificentRafael Sabatini
She was far too subtle and wary to stumble into such a pitfall as that.
Queen ElizabethJacob Abbott
Linear Logic Language, the pitfall of all the old researchers.
The K-FactorHarry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
“But you did not tell me where the pitfall was made,” said Mr De Vellum, the solicitor.
Hollowdell GrangeGeorge Manville Fenn
If I walk into a pitfall, it shall not be after having seen it made.
The Hour and the ManHarriet Martineau